| Lymphoma, Follicular
Rituxan Hycela vs Yescarta
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AI compares prescribing info and payer-specific access barriers across 1,200+ formularies. Here's a preview of what prescribers are already asking.Safety signalsYescarta has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Rituxan Hycela based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Yescarta but not Rituxan Hycela, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Rituxan Hycela
Yescarta
At A Glance
SC injection
Every 3-4 weeks
CD20-directed antibody
IV infusion
Single infusion
CD19-directed CAR T cell immunotherapy
Indications
- Lymphoma, Follicular
- Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
- Mediastinal (Thymic) Large B-Cell Lymphoma
- High grade B-cell lymphoma
- Lymphoma, Follicular
Dosing
Lymphoma, Follicular 1,400 mg/23,400 Units SC; for relapsed/refractory FL, once weekly for 3 or 7 weeks following an initial IV rituximab dose (4 or 8 weeks total); for previously untreated FL, on Day 1 of Cycles 2-8 of chemotherapy every 21 days, then maintenance every 8 weeks for 12 doses; for non-progressing FL after CVP, once weekly for 3 weeks every 6 months to a maximum of 16 doses.
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma 1,400 mg/23,400 Units SC on Day 1 of Cycles 2-8 of CHOP chemotherapy every 21 days for up to 7 cycles following an initial IV rituximab dose at Day 1, Cycle 1 (up to 6-8 cycles total).
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 1,600 mg/26,800 Units SC on Day 1 of Cycles 2-6 in combination with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide every 28 days for 5 cycles following an initial IV rituximab dose at Day 1, Cycle 1 (6 cycles total).
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Mediastinal (Thymic) Large B-Cell Lymphoma, High grade B-cell lymphoma Target dose 2 x 10^6 CAR-positive viable T cells per kg body weight (max 2 x 10^8 cells) as a single IV infusion; pretreat with cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2 IV and fludarabine 30 mg/m2 IV on days -5, -4, and -3 before infusion.
Lymphoma, Follicular Target dose 2 x 10^6 CAR-positive viable T cells per kg body weight (max 2 x 10^8 cells) as a single IV infusion; pretreat with cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2 IV and fludarabine 30 mg/m2 IV on days -5, -4, and -3 before infusion.
Contraindications
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Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=20%) Infections, neutropenia, nausea, constipation, cough, fatigue (FL); infections, neutropenia, alopecia, nausea, anemia (DLBCL); infections, neutropenia, nausea, thrombocytopenia, pyrexia, vomiting, injection site erythema (CLL).
Serious Mucocutaneous reactions, hepatitis B reactivation, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, hypersensitivity and administration reactions, tumor lysis syndrome, infections, cardiac arrhythmias, renal toxicity, bowel obstruction and perforation.
Postmarketing Prolonged pancytopenia, fatal cardiac failure, uveitis, viral infections including PML, Kaposi's sarcoma progression, severe mucocutaneous reactions, pyoderma gangrenosum, bowel obstruction and perforation, fatal bronchiolitis obliterans, fatal interstitial lung disease.
Most common (>=30%) CRS, fever, hypotension, encephalopathy, fatigue, tachycardia, headache, nausea, febrile neutropenia, diarrhea, musculoskeletal pain, infections with pathogen unspecified, chills, decreased appetite
Serious CRS, fever, encephalopathy, hypotension, infection with unspecified pathogen, pneumonia, febrile neutropenia, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac failure, aphasia, hypoxia
Postmarketing Spinal cord edema, myelitis, quadriplegia, dysphagia, status epilepticus, infusion related reactions, T cell malignancies
Pharmacology
Anti-CD20 chimeric murine/human IgG1 monoclonal antibody that binds the CD20 antigen on pre-B and mature B-lymphocytes, mediating B-cell lysis via complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC); combined with hyaluronidase human, which transiently depolymerizes subcutaneous hyaluronan to enhance rituximab absorption into systemic circulation.
CD19-directed genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy; upon engagement with CD19-expressing target cells, the CD28 and CD3-zeta co-stimulatory domains activate downstream signaling cascades leading to T cell activation, proliferation, and killing of CD19-expressing cancer cells and normal B cells.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Rituxan Hycela
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (5/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Yescarta
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (0/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Rituxan Hycela
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Yescarta
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Rituxan Hycela
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (2/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Yescarta
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (2/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Rituxan Hycela.
Cost estimate not availableCancerCare: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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